A delicious, super-quick and easy fruit cake, recipe from a Viennese pastry chef. Plus in light of controversial Polish legislation on the Holocaust, we return to the story of Ruth Scheuer and Celina Widawski, Jewish women who survived WW2 in Poland by passing as Christians, living on fake ID papers.

Two sisters. Two great recipes, and the amazing story of how their mother kept them alive in Poland during World War Two. Re-posting now, because of controversial Polish legislation criminalising statements alleging Poland was complicit with the Nazis during WW2.

A match made in heaven, sour cherries enclosed in nuts, breadcrumbs and sugar, with lemony cream cheese, in betwwwn layers of filo pastry. And it doesn't take too long. And it's not so hard. And it's delicious!!! Plus a trip to Bethlehem.

New Year's Chestnut Soup! It's simple, just 3 ingredients plus some spices, but it’s a knockout. One of the best things we’ve made this year. Subtle, rich, delicious. Recipes walks you through roasting chestnuts and making the soup. Happy New Year!

Buckwheat is a superfood and an ingredient in the traditional Rusisan Jewish dish, Kasha Varnishkes. Recipes this week for that dish, with bowtie pasta and onions. Plus a modern Israeli recipe for Kasha & Rocket Salad. Tasty and healthy!

A delicious, super-quick and easy fruit cake, recipe from a Viennese pastry chef. Plus in light of controversial Polish legislation on the Holocaust, we return to the story of Ruth Scheuer and Celina Widawski, Jewish women who survived WW2 in Poland by passing as Christians, living on fake ID papers.

Two sisters. Two great recipes, and the amazing story of how their mother kept them alive in Poland during World War Two. Re-posting now, because of controversial Polish legislation criminalising statements alleging Poland was complicit with the Nazis during WW2.

A match made in heaven, sour cherries enclosed in nuts, breadcrumbs and sugar, with lemony cream cheese, in betwwwn layers of filo pastry. And it doesn't take too long. And it's not so hard. And it's delicious!!! Plus a trip to Bethlehem.

New Year's Chestnut Soup! It's simple, just 3 ingredients plus some spices, but it’s a knockout. One of the best things we’ve made this year. Subtle, rich, delicious. Recipes walks you through roasting chestnuts and making the soup. Happy New Year!

Buckwheat is a superfood and an ingredient in the traditional Rusisan Jewish dish, Kasha Varnishkes. Recipes this week for that dish, with bowtie pasta and onions. Plus a modern Israeli recipe for Kasha & Rocket Salad. Tasty and healthy!

100 years after the Battle of Beersheba - commemorating an ANZAC victory in World War One. Moving stories of the Australian soldiers who fought there and their descendants. Plus a Cavalry charge! And a sugar free Blueberry and Zucchini bread to pack up in your old kit bag. Great stories and recipe this week.

Grains for autumn, or any time of the year. Lentil, Zucchini and Herb Casserole, and Warm Barley and Rocket salad. Healthy, easy and delicious. You can make both vegan if you choose. And a women's peace movement, all in the one tasty package.

Jewish New Year is time for moist dark spicy honey cake! 3 stunning recipes this week, including a classic European recipe, a fudgy orange-scented North American recipe, and a gluten-free honey-free honey cake, with maple syrup instead... something for everyone this year.

Sad news and a sweet recipe this week. We are making Melbourne grandmother Saba Feniger’s honey cake in her honour, as she passed away last month, aged 92. Plus a recap of her extraordinary World War 2 survival story.

Emergency cheesecake recipe, just in time for the Jewish festival of Shavuot. Yes, a holiday built around cheesecake is a fine thing. And these recipes are 2 of the finest. A tiny but perfect personal cheescake, baked on a vineleaf, plus a classic Polish cheesecake, the recipe from Melbourne Holocaust survivor Sabcia Saaroni.

It's health recipes this week. We've trawled through our archive of grandmothers' recipes to find 3 which suit an inflammation reducing diet. The tomato and green plum salad is seasonal, a super-tasty spring special, from a Central Asian grandmother. Plus a glimpse of Trump in Jerusalem.

Chrusty. Light as air pastry bow ties, which can be either savoury or sweet. (The secret – a splash of vodka!) It’s the fail-safe recipe of Lena Goldstein, the oldest grandmother in this project, who’s still baking aged 98… Lena’s also haring something she’s written -- her memories of a friend who didn’t survive the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 74 years ago this month. “There is nobody alive who remembers his full name. Even I only know him by his first name: Heniek.”

European recipes + Australian beach life. Duck plastered in garlic and honey, stuffed with fruit and baked. Red cabbage braised with apple. The recipes of 2 Melbourne grandmothers, both Holocaust survivors from Poland, great friends and great cooks. Plus Sydney's ocean pools and a deelish organic cafe.

Cauliflower and Apples, a vegetarian's delight. Kuku, an Iranian Cauliflower 'frittata', healthy and delicious. Plus an Apple Berry and Semolina Bake dessert. Irresistible. And a sugar and gluten free version too!

Central Asian Lentil and Pomegranate soup. A tasty, healthy meal in a bowl. Easy, fast cooking, and remarkably flavourful for so little work! Vegan if you use vege stock; simply divine with chicken stock :-) A great soup to start the new year with.

A delicious, super-quick and easy fruit cake, recipe from a Viennese pastry chef. Plus in light of controversial Polish legislation on the Holocaust, we return to the story of Ruth Scheuer and Celina Widawski, Jewish women who survived WW2 in Poland by passing as Christians, living on fake ID papers.

Two sisters. Two great recipes, and the amazing story of how their mother kept them alive in Poland during World War Two. Re-posting now, because of controversial Polish legislation criminalising statements alleging Poland was complicit with the Nazis during WW2.

A match made in heaven, sour cherries enclosed in nuts, breadcrumbs and sugar, with lemony cream cheese, in betwwwn layers of filo pastry. And it doesn't take too long. And it's not so hard. And it's delicious!!! Plus a trip to Bethlehem.

New Year's Chestnut Soup! It's simple, just 3 ingredients plus some spices, but it’s a knockout. One of the best things we’ve made this year. Subtle, rich, delicious. Recipes walks you through roasting chestnuts and making the soup. Happy New Year!

Buckwheat is a superfood and an ingredient in the traditional Rusisan Jewish dish, Kasha Varnishkes. Recipes this week for that dish, with bowtie pasta and onions. Plus a modern Israeli recipe for Kasha & Rocket Salad. Tasty and healthy!

100 years after the Battle of Beersheba - commemorating an ANZAC victory in World War One. Moving stories of the Australian soldiers who fought there and their descendants. Plus a Cavalry charge! And a sugar free Blueberry and Zucchini bread to pack up in your old kit bag. Great stories and recipe this week.

Grains for autumn, or any time of the year. Lentil, Zucchini and Herb Casserole, and Warm Barley and Rocket salad. Healthy, easy and delicious. You can make both vegan if you choose. And a women's peace movement, all in the one tasty package.